The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-11-19
About Petered Out.

The Nichols boon is about petered
out. The poor gentleman must now
realize that he has been forced into a
false position by such self-seekers as
Senator Gibson. and Judge White, the
one hoping to win his way back to the
Senate and the other to the Supreme
bench, over his shoulders. Estimable
gentleman as he may be he is not fitted
for the position of Governor. He was
elected on sentiment, but his then
friends and supporters soon appreciated
his inefficiency, and he should have been
permitted to pass the remainder of his
DAYS in peace, content with the revenue
from his practice, instead of being made
the catspaw of designing politicians
who merely wished to utilize him for
the accomplishment of their own per-
sonal ends. Shreveport Times.
If the will of the majority of the
Democrats of Louisiana is allowed free
and fair expression in the next State
convention, Nichols will be nomina-
ted.-Patriot Democrat.
Our clever contemporary need have
no fears as to the majority of the Demo
Gratis of Louisiana being allowed a free
and fair expression. He can also be
assured the majority will likewise give
the minority fair showing, so that after
the nomination they will have no ex-
cuse for refusing to support the nomi-
nee. We cannot agree, however, with
him that Gen Nichols will be nomiha-
ted by the next Democratic State Con-
vention. At every tilt during the can
vass the anti-administration faction
has been aoored, and though the Re-
formers fought against the rules pro-
posed to guarantee an absolute impossi-
bility for either side to complain of
unfair play, we are satisfied the result
of the election of delegates of the State
convention will convince our confrere
that we are right. Fair play and Nc
Emery are synonymous terms.-Capito-
lian Advocate.
Point Coupee Banner: Some of the
little popguns of the Nichols party
have been firing away at Gen. Leon
Jastremski, chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee, about certain ruling
made by him at the recent meeting OF
the committee i'm New Orleans. They
declared this ruling to be high handed
outrage perpetrated in the interest of
McEnery and they abused Gen. JAS
tremski in language not very choice.
But how discounted they must feel now
that Col. Jeffries, of Rapides, who as
a member of the committee was op-
pnsed to the friends of Gov. McEnery,
and who is himselfa candidate for Gov
ernor, ,7has written to Gen. Jastremski,
decla ing that heels perfectly satisfied
thatethe ruling was correct and proper.
In pleading1t that the Reformers be
not stripped Of the only war material
they possess, the Shr veport Times says:
Mr.. Boatner, i'm his peech here, was
a little unreasonable, h that he "
disposed to find fault win the Refor
ers because they abandoA ed all ct
issues as the material interests of tBe
State and, instead, made fierce war ub~
on the Governor because he appointed
certain police juror in this parish, OF
a certain constable in that ward. In
the name of humanity and of fair play
Charles Boatner, do you wish to COM
-pletely strip the Reformers of the last
remDant of war material left thems Be
more magnanimous, we pray you. Lei
tho dear children fondle and caress
their ten cent toy if it affords I'll em any
amusement whatever. n
-a%0~--s
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